North America and the Pacific area are not included in the perimeter because employees in this area are classified pursuant to the currently applicable legislation (“At-will employment”), and therefore it was not possible to classify them based on the two types of contracts used at the European level. This legislation envisages that both parties may terminate the labor contract at any time without any liability

* Inv. errata: 2010 data is updated according to adjustments and scope of consolidation extension
** Unlike past years, training in foreign languages was separated from “Technical-professional training”